Common-Size Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Quarterly Data
DuPont de Nemours Inc., common-size consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-03-31).
A comprehensive shift in the capital structure is observed between March 2015 and December 2019, characterized by a transition from a liability-dominant funding model to one primarily supported by stockholders' equity. Total liabilities decreased from 65.46% of total liabilities and equity in early 2015 to 40.12% by the end of 2019. Conversely, total equity expanded from 34.24% to 59.88% over the same period, indicating a significant deleveraging of the balance sheet.
- Long-Term Debt and Noncurrent Liabilities
- Long-term debt, excluding current portions, exhibited a general downward trend, falling from 26.36% in March 2015 to a low of 14.33% in June 2018, before stabilizing around 19.62% by December 2019. A more pronounced reduction is seen in pension and other post-employment benefits, which plummeted from 14.55% in early 2015 to 1.69% by the end of 2019. Other noncurrent liabilities also saw a steep decline, dropping from 20.83% to 8.47%, contributing to the overall reduction in noncurrent liabilities from 47.18% to 28.09%.
- Current Liabilities and Short-Term Obligations
- Current liabilities remained relatively stable during the first three years, fluctuating between 15% and 18%, before declining to 12.03% by December 2019. Accounts payable, a primary component of current liabilities, showed a steady decrease from 9.76% in March 2015 to 4.23% in December 2019. Short-term borrowings and finance lease obligations remained low for most of the period but showed an uptick toward the end of 2019, reaching 5.52%.
- Equity Composition and Retained Earnings
- The composition of stockholders' equity underwent a radical transformation. Additional paid-in capital rose dramatically from 7.07% in March 2015 to 73.20% in December 2019, suggesting substantial capital injections through share issuances. This increase coincides with a significant erosion of retained earnings, which transitioned from a positive position of 35.34% in March 2015 to an accumulated deficit of -12.10% by December 2019. This inversion suggests that capital increases were used to offset losses or fund large-scale distributions and acquisitions.
- Other Comprehensive Income and Treasury Stock
- Accumulated other comprehensive loss improved from -13.04% in early 2015 to -2.04% by the end of 2019, indicating a reduction in unrealized losses. Treasury stock at cost fluctuated throughout the period, starting at -6.62%, reaching a minimum of -0.52% in late 2017, and then disappearing from the records in mid-2019, further reflecting changes in share capital management.
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